Days after a viral video showed journalist and anchor Shahzeb Khanzada being publicly harassed by an unidentified alleged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporter, actor Rushna Khan has taken to social media to share a picture of her husband, suggesting that the journalist remains unbothered in the face of conflicting opinions.

 

As per the details, netizens are divided over a viral video that showed Khanzada being accosted by a frustrated man who hurled abuses at him at what appeared to be a clothing store. In the video, the man told the anchor he should be “ashamed” of “what he has done against [former ousted prime minister] Imran Khan and his wife”.

 

With the video drawing widespread condemnations from journalists, politicians and the general public alike, who also praised Khanzada for not engaging with the man, some chose to defend the unidentified man’s actions.

 

Amid a war of words over the internet, Khanzada’s wife on Monday took to her Instagram account to share a picture of her husband’s athletic build, underscoring his commitment to fitness.

 

 

“This is what commitment looks like,” she wrote, prompting netizens to point out how the journalist and his family seemed unbothered by what was termed unacceptable behaviour of the alleged PTI supporter.

 

It may be noted that the man from the viral video did not provide an explanation for the allegations he levelled against the anchorperson. However, former PTI minister Shahbaz Gill shared an old clip of Khanzada talking about the Iddat case, filed against Bushra Bibi and Imran by her former husband Khawar Maneka, on his show.

 

The video had come two days after The Economist published an article covering Imran’s marriage to Bushra Bibi and her alleged influence in his decision-making as the country’s premier.

 

As several people on social media came to Khanzada’s defence, they also lauded his reaction, terming it graceful.